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2007 Catch by Period

Fishing periods, number of fishing days, catch limit, commercial, research, and total catch (thousands of pounds, net weight) by regulatory area for the 2007 Pacific halibut commercial fishery.

Area

Fishing Period

CatchLimit

No. Of Days

CommercialCatch

ResearchCatch

TotalCatch

2A Treaty Indian

Mar 10 - Jul 30

143

357

Restricted:Mar 19 - May 3

46

114

Treaty Indian Total

461.0

471

0

471

2A Commercial

Incidental inSalmon Fishery

May 1 - Nov 15

40.21

199

35

0

35

Incidental inSablefishFishery

May 1 - Oct 31

70.0

184

49

0

49

Directed

Jun 272

10-hrs

98

0

Jun 112

10-hrs

59

0

Jul 252

10-hrs

21

0

Aug 82

10-hrs

41

0

DirectedTotal

2281

219

15

234

2A Total

799.2

774

15

789

Area

Fishing Period

CatchLimit

AdjustedCatchLimit3

CommercialCatch

ResearchCatch

TotalCatch

2B

3/08 - 11/15

10,089.4

10,052.0

9,6944

78

9,772

2C

3/08 - 11/15

8,510.0

8,790.0

8,3465

127

8,473

3A

3/08 - 11/15

26,200.0

26,395.0

26,133

360

26,493

3B

3/08 - 11/15

9,220.0

9,342.0

9,047

202

9,249

4A

3/08 - 11/15

2,890.0

2,951.0

2,786

42

2,828

4B

3/08 - 11/15

1,440.0

1,478.0

1,369

47

1,416

4C

3/08 - 11/15

1,866.5

1,904.0

5476

4

551

4D

3/08 - 11/15

1,866.5

1,903.0

2,7046,7

16

2,720

4E

3/08 - 11/15

367.0

367.0

5797

0

579

Alaska Total

52,360.0

53,130.0

51,511

798

52,309

Grand Total

63,248.6

63,981.2

61,979

891

62,870

13,400 pounds remained from the directed fishery and were made available to the incidental halibut catch in the salmon troll fishery for a total catch limit of 43,667 pounds.2Fishing period limits by vessel class.3Includes adjustments from the underage and overage programs.4Includes pounds that were landed by Native communal commercial licenses (F licenses).5Includes pounds taken by Metlakatla Indians during additional fishing within reservation waters.6Area 4C IFQ and CDQ can be fished in Area 4D by NMFS and IPHC regulations.7Area 4D CDQ can be fished in Area 4E by NMFS and IPHC regulations.